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Change the Laminin, Change the Cardiomyocyte: Improve Untreatable Heart Failure
Camila Hochman-Mendez1, Ernesto Curty1, Doris A Taylor1,2
1Regenerative Medicine Research Department, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Abstract:
No effective medical treatment exists for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), accounting for approximately half of all heart failure cases. The elevated passive myocardial stiffness in HFpEF is attributed to a combination of alterations in the extracellular matrix (ECM) collagen content and modifications in the sarcomeric protein titin. Here, we propose polylaminin, a biomimetic polymer of laminin, as a promising approach for manipulating the titin isoform shift and phosphorylation in cardiomyocytes. Exploring the pleiotropic effects of polylaminin may be a novel strategy for alleviating symptoms in HFpEF's multifactorial pathophysiology.
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